Re: Next (winter) docs hackfest?



On 1 October 2014 18:30, Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org> wrote:
On Mon, 2014-09-29 at 17:28 +0100, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote:
Hi all

Last year, we had our "winter" hackfest in Norwich, UK, in the week
leading up to FOSDEM. I remember that there was some interest in
proposing new locations, and the venue at Norwich is also available
again.

I think that it would make most sense to do something similar in terms
of timing again, unless someone objects. That would make the hackfest
dates sometime around 24th-29th of January.

I don't think that the Foundation would be able to sponsor the
hackfest, so I would like you all to think about whether you would be
able to attend without sponsorship and where would  the best location
for the hackfest be.

I would like to offer Norwich again, the features are:
- free venue at UEA (University of East Anglia) with reasonable internet access
- we can offer at least 8 free sleeping places (possibly more
depending on how cosy you want to get and how many favours we can call
in)
- other accommodation is available for £25-50 (depending on location
and single/double rooms)
- cheapest airport is Stansted, but Norwich is very close
- transport to Heathrow/Gatwick is easy (but a bit pricey)
- it is possible to take the train from western Europe

If anyone else is willing to propose a location, please do so as soon
as possible because cheap flight and train tickets are already being
sold for those dates.

Thanks for working on this. Norwich was a good venue, and hackfests
generally happen wherever people put in the effort to make them happen.
That said, I just want to put the idea in people's heads that maybe some
year we should hold our winter hackfest somewhere warm. ;)

I can't guarantee I'm available. That always depends on where I am with
jobs and contracts, which is perpetually in the air.

I think it's extremely unfortunate that we have to ask people to fund
themselves. They already give their time. To ask them to pay for the
privilege of giving their time is kind of shitty. I'd hoped that the
Foundation would have had things worked out by now.

I can probably afford to fund myself. A lot of people won't be able to,
as we've already seen from the responses so far. Not sure a three person
hackfest is worth the effort.

It wouldn't make sense for three people, but I'm hoping that some of
the Europeans would be able to make it so that we get maybe 6-8
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